A drive through Bwake ward in Bungoma county and farms are characterised by a dry maize crop, while some have young well-green sugarcane crop. At Khachoge village is a farm of its kind. Here, you are ushered in by an orchard with different fruits varieties. There are short flowering mango trees, well fruited pawpaw trees,...
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Embracing Snow Peas Locally, Seeking Market Internationally
On a sunny afternoon at Pipeline in Nakuru, Sicily Karimi is joined by some of her farm workers in harvesting a ready snow peas crop. Today though, the harvest is not for the market, but for her own family’s consumption. She supplies fresh produce to hotels and supermarkets in Nakuru, but has decided to be...
Teachers’ Hope to Benefit From MARKUP in Passion Fruits Farming
When schools closed early this year, Edwin Kiprop and Martha Ayabei, both the teachers, have busy making extra coin from passion fruits farming. The couple ventured into passion farming in 2015 after realizing poor returns form the maize crop from their farm. Initially, they planted maize for three years but we had to wait for...
Food Safety, Everyone’s Business
As the world marks the second WFSD today, EU has been in the fore front supporting this important sector, which affects humans in health and wealth.
In a special way and in the wake of Covid19
Creating Awareness on Food Safety Issues Amid COVID-19
15 counties have received posters bearing food safety messages across 15 counties, through a European Union (EU) supported project.
MARKUP Supporting The Herbs Value Chain
On a sunny Friday afternoon, farms along the Nakuru-Njoro road are a beehive of activities with farmers preparing their pieces of land in anticipation for the planting season.
Good Returns Make Farmer Quit Sukumawiki Farming For Chillies
For years Makutano farm in Bungoma county’s Kanduyi area, specialized in growing collard green vegetable, commonly known as sukumawiki.
Farmers in 12 counties to benefit from Sh400m EU fund
The European Union (EU) will spend 3.7m (Sh425.5m) to address supply and market access constrains in several agricultural value chains.
Kenyan youth urged to venture into lucrative herbs farming
It is early afternoon at Begi village, about seven kilometres from Gilgil town in Nakuru. As you drive around this village, nothing prepares
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